Foam

So i have a 2002 for Taurus i was cleaning before i sell it. i went to Autozone and the guy said use the turtle wax upholstery cleaner. When i came home i started cleaning the seats and there were some small stains on the back seats. When i sprayed the foam on them and brushed it they seemed to get larger. So i tried again….this time they grew a lot more and they were dark brown like coke or coffee. i even tried using my wet vac to suck it up but that made it worse!!! now those tiny stains are the size of almost the whole back seat!!! i don’t know what to do…..i think its over….

Here’s the deal. Whatever stained the seat, most likely coffee, it’s still in side the foam of the seat, so when you soak it, it just wicks up to the surface. To take the stain out try a mix of rubbing alchohol and ammonia (70/30) and put a light amount on a rag, blotting and rubbing the area dry as quickly as possible to prevent wicking. Make sure you have a few clean, dry, and absorbent towels with you that you dont mind getting stain into. If the mix doesn’t work, try straight rubbing (isoprophyl) alchohol.

My four year old son spilled chocolate milk in the back seat of my car. I soaked up the milk as soon as it happened (or so I thought), but a few days later my car began to STINK! After trying a carpet cleaner with a scubbie top, thinking it was just on the upholstery with no results, I finally took out the back seat of my car to find that the cushion/foam that the seat is made of is growing mold and covered with dried chocolate milk. Any suggestions to help get rid of the smell?? My car is a lease and I MUST get this taken care of! I did try saturating the seat with Kids N’ Pets cleaner and it is sitting outside drying, but last I checked it still smells… HELP!!

I would take it to a professional…

It may be pricey, but probably cheaper than any kind of fee the leasing dealership would charge you!

Good luck, hope I helped!

I have a 2 piece, L-shaped leather couch. I moved into my friends house a few months ago where she has 2 cats, approx age 7-10 for both, and one of them we know has decided to make my couch into her personal urinal. The other cat we’re not sure. I have no pets so no other pet smell would have been on the couch. I think they’re just cranky and old. If anyone has any cat temperament tips, I am open. It’s just weird because a new rooomie is nothing new to them.

Anyway, we called the useless upholstery guy and he basically poured some stuff onto and into the couch (in the crevice where its actual fabric and foam and it smells the worst) and it did nothing. So we took the under side cover off and are cleaning it from the inside out. We bough some pet-smell/urine remover in the economy size and planned on renting some kind of steam cleaner machine to try and get it our ourselves. I need this ready before Dec. 13th when we are hosting an X-mas party and I need something that will work!!

I have access to the whole inside of the couch from underneath so I am able to penetrate the foam cushioning with whatever machine I end up using.And once it’s cleaned it getting covered in plastic asap. Any tips are appreciated, this is SOOOOOOOO frustrating!!!

First, wash it off with lysol or pine sol, then after that dries, wipe it down with "Natures Miracle, Just for Cats" they should sell it at any petco or petsmart. works like a charm

Hope this helps!
Your couch will be better than ever.

We bought a used car this week is nice but I want it really clean. It smells stuffy like it has been closed up for a while. Not smokey just not fresh. I want to make it smell clean as well as look clean.

Give me your favorite cleaners and such. I want to freshen the upholstery and carpet. Thinking of using one of those spray foam kinds. If this is a good idea which one works best. Dash boards is Armoral ok? What about any special cleaners to detail it with.

Do you use an old toothbrush or paint brush to detail it?

How about those new car smell fresheners? Do they smell good or bad. Do they really make the car smell like a new car?

Any idea’s is greatly appreciated.

I don’t like the car fresheners out there and certainly not the ones at car washes. I vacuum my car out with a huge wet/dry vac we have in the garage but you can use one at the car wash as well. They just take more time as they never seem to have as much suction.

I use 1Zeinszett for cleaning the outside. My husband knows a lot about cars and he only trusts the German products. They won’t destroy the paint or finish after using and actually keep the car cleaner longer. And yes, I do use a toothbrush (soft) for detail work. I use NevRDull on the metal parts. It’s easy and leaves an unbelievable sparkle. I also use it on metal things in the house.

For inside, I use Resolve for fabrics to clean the upholstery and it removes even tough stains. Like the time my friend allowed her child to bring a sippy cup with Kool-aid! That has to be one of the worst stains but it came out. I use Febreeze to freshen it in between cleanings but the Resolve leaves a fresh scent too.

If your car has an ashtray, make sure it is really clean if there was a smoker. You may have to put baking soda in it for a bit to get the rest of the odor out.

Then there are a lot of products out there for windows that make the water bead up. That can really save your windshield wiper blades because you don’t need to use them unless it is raining hard. My husband doesn’t allow any wax products to be used on our cars because he says they are harmful to the finish and will dull it eventually. Then you have to buy more wax and keep using it!

Oh, and the Febreeze I like is Spring & Renewal. Everyone says my car always smells good.

He spent the night and had an "accident"!!! AAAAARRGHHHHHH!! What should I do? I didn’t want him to be embarrassed so I whisked the 2 cushions away and sprayed the pee spots with foaming pet cleaner for upholstery. I blotted it up but and wondering how else I can clean them. It was in the middle, on both cushions. If I unzip the covers, I will never be able to get them back in correctly. GROSS!! Please help me.

Are they still stained after using the pet cleaner? Or does the whole pee thing just gross you out? Wash them again with the pet cleaner or try to find an antibacterial cleaner that won’t ruin your couches. Then spray the cushions with Lysol. That’s what we do on our mattresses. Next time he stays over, put a plastic sheet under him, just in case. Good luck!

What is a good upholstery cleaner for couches? The couches are white and made out of polyester fiber on the outside and polyurethane foam on the inside.
And where I can buy it or get more information on it?

Alternatively, where is a reasonable place that I can get them cleaned professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area? I don’t want to spend to much. Probably less than $100, but only if they will do a really good job.

Thanks!

Choosing a new sofa for your living space is an important process. The sofa not only will become a focal point of its room, requiring a good choice in color and style, but will also be used more than almost any other piece of furniture in the home and must therefore be made of a quality commensurate with its expected use. Many different considerations should be taken into account when choosing a sofa, including color, design, style and materials.

there is no parts available for this year mustang unless you go to a specialty store, which i havent been able to find.
i need new upholstery and seat foam for the front seats.
it is black vinyl i believe,if that helps.
is it just easier to put in new seats? i really dont want to have to deal with the trouble of doing that but if so what are the best ones to get?
id like to get original looking ones, so where can i find them?

http://www.cjponyparts.com/upholstery-components/c/10110310/action/showall/

thats where ive found upholstery but as u can tell it only goes up to year 1973.

it needs new brakes so where would i get those?
and with the radio, i really want a classic one but if i cant find one, what modern ones would fit?

these are the experts…

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/MustangIIMA

Long but worth the read.You get a star good sir!

I never dreamed slowly cruising through a residential neighborhood could be so incredibly dangerous! Studies have shown that motorcycling requires more decisions per second and more sheer data processing than nearly any other common activity or sport. The reactions and accurate decision making abilities needed have been likened to the reactions of fighter pilots! The consequences of bad decisions or poor situational awareness are pretty much the same for both groups too. Occasionally, as a rider I have caught myself starting to make bad or late decisions while riding. In flight training, my instructors called this being "behind the power curve". It is a mark of experience that when this begins to happen, the rider recognizes the situation, and more importantly, does something about it. A short break, a meal, or even a gas stop can set things right again as it gives the brain a chance to catch up. Good, accurate, and timely decisions are essential when riding a motorcycle, at least if you want to remain among the living. In short, the brain needs to keep up with the machine.

I had been banging around the roads of east Texas and as I headed back into Dallas, found myself in very heavy, high-speed traffic on the freeways. Normally, this is not a problem, I commute in these conditions daily, but suddenly I was nearly run down by a cage that decided it needed my lane more than I did. This is not normally a big deal either, as it happens around here often, but usually I can accurately predict which drivers are not paying attention and avoid them before we are even close. This one I missed seeing until it was nearly too late, and as I took evasive action I nearly broadsided another car that I was not even aware was there! Two bad decisions and insufficient situational awareness, all within seconds I was behind the power curve. Time to get off the freeway. I hit the next exit, and as I was in an area I knew pretty well, headed through a few big residential neighborhoods as a new route home. As I turned onto the nearly empty streets I opened the visor on my full-face helmet to help get some air. I figured some slow riding through the quiet surface streets would give me time to relax, think, and regain that "edge" so frequently required when riding. Little did I suspect…

As I passed an oncoming car, a brown furry missile shot out from under it and tumbled to a stop immediately in front of me. It was a squirrel, and must have been trying to run across the road when it encountered the car. I really was not going very fast, but there was no time to brake or avoid it, it was that close. I hate to run over animals and I really hate it on a motorcycle, but a squirrel should pose no danger to me. I barely had time to brace for the impact. Animal lovers never fear. Squirrels can take care of themselves! Inches before impact, the squirrel flipped to his feet. He was standing on his hind legs and facing the oncoming Valkyrie with steadfast resolve in his little beady eyes. His mouth opened, and at the last possible second, he screamed and leapt! I am pretty sure the scream was squirrel for, "Banzai!" or maybe, "Die you gravy-sucking, heathen scum!" as the leap was spectacular and he flew over the windshield and impacted me squarely in the chest. Instantly he set upon me. If I did not know better I would have sworn he brought twenty of his little buddies along for the attack. Snarling, hissing, and tearing at my clothes, he was a frenzy of activity. As I was dressed only in a light t-shirt, summer riding gloves, and jeans this was a bit of a cause for concern. This furry little tornado was doing some damage! Picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a t-shirt, and leather gloves puttering maybe 25mph down a quiet residential street and in the fight of his life with a squirrel. And losing. I grabbed for him with my left hand and managed to snag his tail. With all my strength I flung the evil rodent off the left of the bike, almost running into the right curb as I recoiled from the throw.

That should have done it. The matter should have ended right there. It really should have. The squirrel could have sailed into one of the pristinely kept yards and gone on about his business, and I could have headed home. No one would have been the wiser. But this was no ordinary squirrel. This was not even an ordinary pissed-off squirrel. This was an evil attack squirrel of death! Somehow he caught my gloved finger with one of his little hands, and with the force of the throw swung around and with a resounding thump and an amazing impact he landed square on my back and resumed his rather anti-social and extremely distracting activities. He also managed to take my left glove with him! The situation was not improved. Not improved at all. His attacks were continuing, and now I could not reach him. I was startled to say the least. The combination of the force of the throw, only having one hand (the throttle hand) on the handlebars, and my jerking back unfortunately put a healthy twist through my right hand and into the throttle. A healthy twist on the throttle of a Valkyrie can only have one result. Torque. This is what the Valkyrie is made for, and she is very, very good at it. The engine roared as the front wheel left the pavement. The squirrel screamed in anger. The Valkyrie screamed in ecstasy. I screamed in? Well just plain screamed.

Now picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a slightly squirrel torn t-shirt, and only one leather glove roaring at maybe 70mph and rapidly accelerating down a quiet residential street on one wheel and with a demonic squirrel on his back. The man and the squirrel are both screaming bloody murder. With the sudden acceleration I was forced to put my other hand back on the handlebars and try to get control of the bike. This was leaving the mutant squirrel to his own devices, but I really did not want to crash into somebody’s tree, house, or parked car. Also, I had not yet figured out how to release the throttle; my brain was just simply overloaded. I did manage to mash the back brake, but it had little effect against the massive power of the big cruiser. About this time the squirrel decided that I was not paying sufficient attention to this very serious battle (maybe he is a Scottish attack squirrel of death), and he came around my neck and got IN my full- face helmet with me. As the faceplate closed partway and he began hissing in my face I am quite sure my screaming changed tone and intensity. It seemed to have little effect on the squirrel however. The rpm’s on The Dragon maxed out (I was not concerned about shifting at the moment) and her front end started to drop. Now picture the large man on the huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a very ragged torn t-shirt, and wearing one leather glove roaring at probably 80mph, still on one wheel, with a large puffy squirrel s tail sticking out his mostly closed full-face helmet. By now the screams are probably getting a little hoarse. Finally I got the upper hand I managed to grab his tail again, pulled him out of my helmet, and slung him to the left as hard as I could. This time it worked sort-of.

Spectacularly sort-of, so to speak. Picture the scene. You are a cop. You and your partner have pulled off on a quiet residential street and parked with your windows down to do some paperwork. Suddenly a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser dressed in jeans, a torn t-shirt flapping in the breeze, and wearing one leather glove, moving at probably 80mph on one wheel, and screaming bloody murder roars by and with all his strength throws a live squirrel grenade directly into your police car. I heard screams. They weren’t mine… I managed to get the big motorcycle under directional control and dropped the front wheel to the ground. I then used maximum braking and skidded to a stop in a cloud of tire smoke at the stop sign at a busy cross street.

I would have returned to fess up (and to get my glove back). I really would have. Really. But for two things. First, the cops did not seem interested or the slightest bit concerned about me at the moment. One of them was on his back in the front yard of the house they had been parked in front of and was rapidly crabbing backwards away from the patrol car. The other was standing in the street and was training a riot shotgun on the police cruiser. So the cops were not interested in me. They often insist to "let the professionals handle it" anyway.

That was one thing. The other? Well, I swear I could see the squirrel, standing in the back window of the patrol car among shredded and flying pieces of foam and upholstery, and shaking his little fist at me. I think he was shooting me the finger! That is one dangerous squirrel. And now he has a patrol car! I took a deep breath, turned on my turn-signal, made an easy right turn, and sedately left the neighborhood. As for my easy and slow drive home? Screw it.

Faced with choice of 80mph cars and inattentive drivers, or the evil, demonic, attack squirrel of death…I’ll take my chances with the freeway. Every time. And I’ll buy myself a new pair of gloves.

LOL. Well, I’ve heard a story like this before; and squirrels can be vicious little things! LOL.

Thanks for the laugh, and have a great day!

I am refurbishing a small wood chair. It is completely missing the seat. I can’t figure out how to upload a picture, but I’ll do my best to explain my question-

If you picture a photo fame without the back or matting, just the frame, you have where the seat part of the chair should be. It has 4 supports inside the "frame" to screw the new seat into. Should i cut it to fit into the frame so the "fame" part shows? Or should I cut the wood for the new seat to overlap the "frame", and go to the edge of the chair? We will be re-painting the chair before installing the new seat, and we have all the equipment to cut it and drill it (a buzz saw and drill). It is a sturdy chair, it has no other problems besides the missing seat (not wobbly or cracked anywhere).

I also know how to make the seat comfortable to sit in (foam and upholstery).

I think you’re supposed to cut it to the same size as the "frame" and sit it on top…the screws should still screw in to hold it in place. I bought my sister some chairs like that and had to re-upholster them. That is how they worked and it worked out fine. If you cut it to fit inside the frame and all you do is screw it in place, unless there’s some other support underneath the "cushion", I don’t think that it will have enough support to hold someone up. Good Luck!